Genus: Kertomichthys, Snub-nose Snake Eel, Snake-eels
elongate (depth 3.3% TL); tail 56% TL, tip blunt
eyes near snout tip
eyes near snout tip
D origin well behind pectorals
snout: short, depressed, club-shaped, overhanging
mouth long
jaw teeth: 2 rows, outer row = fangs; vomer 2 rows small teeth
mouth long
jaw teeth: 2 rows, outer row = fangs; vomer 2 rows small teeth
pectorals large, narrow base
KERTOMICHTHYS
SNAKE-EELS
Moderately elongate (body depth 3.3% TL), cylindrical at front, compressed behind; tail 56% TL; head 12% of TL; snout short, depressed, club-shaped (thickest at front), overhanging; eye well developed, near tip of snout; front nostril a short tube; rear nostril at edge of lip, covered with a flap; mouth elongate; lips without barbels; teeth conical, pointed, in 2 rows on jaws, outer row larger, fang-like, & more widely spaced; vomer with small teeth, mainly in 2 rows; gill opening a crescent; dorsal fin origin well behind pectoral fins; pectorals well developed, base opposite top half of gill opening; tail tip blunt, no fin.
A west Atlantic genus with one species.
